Former FunPlus Phoenix Player Tian Joins Top Esports
Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang, the former jungler for FunPlus Phoenix, has officially joined Top Esports, the Chinese esports organization announced today.
Tian, who is 21 years old, had been a part of FPX since December 2018 and played a key role in the team’s victory at the League of Legends World Championship in November 2019. However, he left FPX after the team’s disappointing performance at Worlds 2021, where they finished last in Group A.
Top Esports is looking forward to Tian’s contribution to their League roster for 2022. In its official announcement, the organization stated, “As a top-level jungler, he showed exceptional skill and performance on the court. We believe that Tian’s arrival will help the whole team progress together.”
Changes in Top Esports Roster
Top Esports finished fourth in the 2021 LPL Spring Split playoffs and reached the top eight in the LPL Summer Split playoffs. However, they did not qualify for the Mid-Season Invitational or Worlds last season. As a result, the organization has made several roster changes. They renewed the contract of mid laner Zhuo “knight” Ding, but parted ways with jungler Hung “Karsa” Hao-Hsuan, support Liang “yuyanjia” Jia-Yuan, and top laner Bai “369” Jia-Hao.
In addition to Tian, Top Esports has also signed jungler Wang “Xiaopeng” Peng and top laner Zhang “Zoom” Xing-Ran. Top laner Huang “Wayward” Ren-Xing has been promoted from the academy squad. The team has also changed its coaching staff, with former supervisor Luo “Crescent” Sheng being promoted to head coach after Chen “WarHorse” Ju-Chih’s departure.
Top Esports 2022 LPL Spring Split Roster
With these changes, Top Esports has finalized its roster for the 2022 LPL Spring Split. The team will consist of Zoom, Yu “Qingtian” Zi-Han, Wayward, Tian, Xiaopeng, knight, Yu “JackeyLove” Wen-Bo, and Wang “Zhuo” Xu-Zhuo.
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